Device for handling railway rails



J. E. BUSBY July 18, 1933.

Filed April 5, 1932 Patented July 18, 1933 PATENT JUNIUS E. BUSBY, OFJACKSON, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONEJEALF TO THQMAS ARTHUR GABBARD, OF

OAKDALE, KENTUCKY DEVICE FOR HANDLING RAILWAY RAILS Application filedApril 5, 1932. SeriaI No. 603,330.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for handling railwayrails and pertains particularly to a device for facilitating the placingof a rail in position when the a same is being laid as a replacement fora removed rail.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a device bymeans of which new rails may be easily and quickly drawn into the roperposition on ties, after they have een disposed on the ties following theremoval of the old rails.

In replacing old rails it is the custom to pull the spikes from thetrack ties along the inner side of the old rail and this rail is thenpulled to the middle of the track and a new rail laid across the ties.This new rail is not set exactly in position when laid but is placed inthe proper position by a gang of workmen who follow the workmen who areremoving the old rails and laying the new ones ready for placement.

The present invention is designed to eliminate the slow present methodof shifting the new rails into the proper position by the means ofcrowbars and lining bars by the provision of a draw hook coupled with alever member which is pivotally mounted upon a base plate which in turnis adapted to en age the adjacent end of a tie.

By using two or three of the present devices for each rail the rail maybe easily and quickly engaged and drawn into the proper position ontothe bed plates on the tie and against the spikes which previouslyengaged the outer side of the old rail.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the abovedescribed character which has few parts and which is strong and durableand easily assembled for use.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing forming part of this specification, with the understanding,however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformitywith the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so longas such changes or modifications mark no material departure from thesalient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing 7 Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the deviceembodying the present invention showing the same applied;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken transversely of the rear end of thetie engaging plate substantially upon the line 2 2 of Figure 1; V

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the rail looking toward thehook engaging the ball thereof and showing the manner in which the hookconforms with the side contour of the ball.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing wherein like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, thenumeral 1 indicates a tie of a track upon which the rail shifting device is shown mounted and coupled with a rail 2 which has been drawninto position upon the bed plate 2 and against the spike 2 whichpreviously held the outer flange of an old removed rail.

The device embodying the present inven tion which may for convenience bereferred to as a jack, is indicated as a whole by the numeral 3 and asshown it is, when in use, mounted upon. the top of the tie 1 adjacentthe outer end thereof. This device comprises an elongated plate body l,one end of which is turned upwardly as indicated at 5, while theopposite or rear end has a right angularly turned portion or tail-piece6, the inner face of which is provided with a pair or more of spurs 7which, when the plate body 1 is disposed in position upon the top of thetie with the tail-piece overhanging the end of the tie as shown, biteinto the end of the tie and thus prevent the rear end of the plate frompulling up when the jack is in use.

The turned up forward end 5 is provided to form a foot support for theuser of the device so as to assist him in the operation of the jack.

Upon the top of the plate body 1 at a point rearwardly of the upturnedforward end lot) , it necessary 5, there are secured the two anglemembers each of which is indicated by the numeral 8 and each of whichhas an upstanding portion 9.

The upstanding portions of the angle members 8 are disposed in spacedrelation and provide bearing brackets between which is mounted upon asuitably positioned transverse pin 10, one end of a hand lever 11.

Adjustably connected with the hand lever is a hook bar 12, the forwardend of which is formed to provide a hook bill 13 which as shown isshaped to generally conform to the cross sectional outline of one sideof the head or ball of the rail, while the rear end is riveted betweenthe ends of a pair of spaced parallel arms 14, each of which is providedwith a series of bolt apertures 15. The hand lever 11 is provided with asuit able aperature at a point above the pivoted lower end and throughthis aperture, is passed a pivot pin 16 which has its ends mounted intwo alined apertures 15 in the arms 14-. V

In the use of the present device, after the old rail has been removedfrom position by drawing the spikes upon the inner side thereof, the newrail is placed across the ties and three or more of the devicesembodying the present invention are mounted upon ties at suitable pointsalong the body of the rail and the lever 11 of each is then oscillatedforwardly by a trackman or laborer so as to hook the bill 13 of the hookbar over the head of the rail. By then pulling back upon the lever 11 ofeach device the rail will be drawn into the proper position upon the bedplates and against the outer spikes as illustrated in Figure 1.

It will thus be seen that the placement of the rail may be accomplishedwith a single movement of the lovers of the jacks, whereas by the oldmethod a number of crowbars and lining bars have to be used, thus makingthat each laborer pry up on the rail several times with his crowbarbefore placed in the proper locaver, a pivotal connection between oneend of said lever and said plate, a bar member having a hook at one endfor engagement with the track rail, and a pivotal connection between thebar member adjacent the other end and the lever, adjustablelongitudinally of the bar.

2. A railway track rail jack comprising an elongated plate having aright angularly turned end portion upon its inner ace v ith spurs andhaving an obliquely an i vt portion at the other end, a lever, pivotalconnecting means between one end of the lever and the top of the plate,a bar having a hook at one end for engagement with the track rail, meansto provide a pair of spaced longitudinally extending members at theother end of the bar, said members being provided with apertures andsaid lever being designed to position between said members,- and a pinmember designedfor selective engagement in said apertures and adapted toextend through said lever.

3. A track rail jack, comprising a base member, a pair of ears carriedby said member, a'lever pivotally connected at one end between saidears, a bar member extending at one end transversely of the lever andformed to facilitate its longitudinal adjust ment 011 the lever andpivotal connection therewith, and a hook formed at the opposite end ofthe bar and having its inner shrface. designed to conform to the sidecontour of the ball of a railway rail.

JUNIUS E. B'USB

